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Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Religious - Puritans
led by William Bradford Unlike Jamestown, families immigrated here. John Winthrop the governor for 20 years - "city upon a hill" |
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Jamestown Colony
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Agriculture
founded in 1607 under London Co. colony led by John Smith John Rolfe establishes Virginia's cash crop: tobacco tobacco harvesting leads to indentured servants and then slavery 1619, House of Burgesses created (the 1st representative government) colony settled by single men |
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Bacon's Rebellion
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1676, Virginia
rebellion lead by Nathaniel Bacon against Governor Berkeley. disputes about Native American raids Burns Jamestown |
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Shay's Rebellion
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1786, after Am. Rev.
Farmers are poor - Mass. Assembly raises taxes led by Daniel Shays, closed gov't buildings Showed that Art. of Confed. not working - needed nat. gov't and strong state |
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Northwest Ordinance
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1790
Sale of lands west of Appalachians Occupied lands were given statehood |
